Originally Posted by
kwb007
Yes, UA requires less miles per award ticket, but LH, once you get to FTL status, gives your more miles per flight. There was also some rumblings on other blogs about UA blocking *A partner TATL award tickets but I haven't seen anyone else post on it.
If the rumoured Mileage Plus changes are true then it should swing the equation even more in UA's favour-especially when flying paid C, the class of service mileage bonuses increase dramatically, as well as upgrade priority.